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STATION INDICATOR.

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UNITED ST TES PATENT OFF CE.

DAVID WILSON, OF RIOHMON D, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO JOHN T. BROOKS, OF SAME PLACE, AND ISRAEL V. KIMBALL, OF IN DIANAPQ- LI S, INDIANA.

STATION-INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,094. dated January-'26, 1886.

. Application filed May 2. 1855. set-m1 No. 164.203. (No model.) "1- To all whom it may concern: space," its inner end beingiu or'nearlyin line Be it known that I, DAVID WILSON, of Richwith, but above the usual. bell-cord, l3, passing mond, in the'county of Wayne andin the State through the center of the car below the venof Indiana,.have invented certain new and usetilator-s'pace within the oar-roof. \Vhere cir- 5 ful Improvements in Station-Indicators; and I cumstanees or the construction of the car make do hereby declare that the following is a full, it necessary, I contemplate, of course, having clear, and exactdeseriptionthereof, reference the indicator differently situated, to bring it being had to the accompanying drawings, in into proper relation to the bell-cord; At the. whichv f upper corners of the casing-are the bracket- 5 Ia Figure 1 shows a perspective view of my arms 0, adapted at their upper ends to be station-indicator; Fig. 2, a vertical sectional fastened to the top of theelevated portion of view of the same on line a x of Fig. 1, Fig. 3, the roof described. The outer ones arelower, a view inside elevation of the indicator with but shorter than theinner-ones,to compensate V the side of the casingremoved; Fig. 4, atransfor the'slope or arch of the roof. The outer 6 verse vertical section .of the same on line 3/ 3/ end of-the casing is also. provided with a of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a detail perspective view of bracket-arm, O, at each side adapted to be the weight with theattached arm and the pawl screwed to the side of the elevated or venti- --1nechanism thereon Fig. 6 a similar view lator part of the roof. showing the-mechanism for looking and on In each side of the indicator casing A is a 2o locking the'lower roller; Fig. 7, a detail per large rectangular opening, E, preferablyclosed 'speetive view of the clamp used to connectthe with glass, through whichare displayed the cord from the indicator with the bell-rope, and .names of a number of the consecutive stations Fig. 8a detail 'view of a modification of the to be stopped at by the-train, printedor otherpawl-slide operating mechanism shown in wise put upon strips or flexible belts,;.to be 2 5 Fig. 3. moved past the openings within the casing, as

. Letters of likename and kind refer to like hereinafter described. In the opposite sides parts in each of the figures. of the casing are two smaller openings, as in- The object of my invention is to provide an dicated by E in Fig. 1, situated between the I improved station-indicator adapted to be opopenings E E and the outer end of the casing. o eratedbya pull upon .the bell-cord by the en- These smaller openings, E E, which, "like gineer, or from the front of thecar or train, openings E E, are to be elosedwith glass, are

andso connected with suchrope thatit will at the same height above the bottom of the not be operated-by a pull from the rear upon casing, but are not in line with each other, one

the cord, and so will not interfere with or be. being nearer the end of the casing than the 8 a operated by the conductor pulling the cord to other,'for a pnrposeto be hereinafterset forth.

ringthe bell; and to this end' myinvention- In the. inner end, A, of the casing is an opencon'sistsin'thecoiistruetion, arrangement, and .ing closed-by door A hinged at a a, and pro combination of parts, and in the apparatus 'vided witha hooker catch, a,-engagingastud connected with the bellrope, as hereinafter or button, a, to hold; the door tightly closed. 90 I:

l e In the bottom A of the casing, at-its inner, In the drawings, A designates the casing of. end, is a slot or opening, F, 'parallel'to, the 1 my indicator, which, as shown, is preferably inner edge of the bottom, as shown. To the rectangular, but can be made of any other decasing below, and on the'outer and inner sides sired shape without departure from my invenof the opening F, are fastened the, cleats or Lion. It is designed-to be situated at or about blooksF F, i-n which, below the ends of 0penthe lniddle of the car instead of the -end,though' ingF, are journaled the pulleys f f, preferably I do not limit myself to any positionfor it in grooved.= I the car. I prefer to fasten it to the top of the Within the casing A, parallel to but at some c'arwithin the elevated portion of the roof of distance from the ends thereof, are the verti-i 10o the car, at the sides of which are the ventilacal partitions G G. In these partitions, near tors. It oceupies'a portion of this ventilatortheir upper and lower ends, are pivoted the I guide-rods S Sin the sides of the-weight.

3 These arms with the rockrshaftform a double pawl, for the purpose to be described. To nor-- when the pawl-arms are horizontal.

- is zit-horizontal loop,

and pulley 1,and then down thi'ough; .t.he swingingttubejRr '55 rope, to which it is connected by clampVg 1, jonrnaled at the side thereof;

Such loop is so-situated thatasthetub'eiR -hangs perpendicularly dowmfr'om its the middle point or the .slide-will beti one or the other of the pawls will, if the slidei it has been slid far enough in eitherdir'ection' to bring-either of the pawls t"t"'in" ing at one end a loop or eye, 1;, to which the r and the swinging loop vflpiyfoted to the long Above the upper end of tube R is air-open ing, 0*, in the top of the casing, and a pulley, A In the top of the casing, extending from such opening across the casing-top to a point near the other side thereof, is a groove, 1', covered usually by plate R; At the-end of this groove is another opening, 1' with a pulley, r journaled at its side toward opening 2. Within thecasing directly below opening r is the weight 3, guided in its rising and falling movements-by vertical.

From one side of this weight a'rigid arm, T,

preferably rectangular in shape, extends across within the casing in such position that as the weight rises the arm will pass up close to-the faceof the wheel 0'. Sliding on the arm is the sleeve T, having pivoted in and extending longitudinally through its upper portion the rock-shaft if, having its ends turned at a right angle, so as to form armst t, projecting beyond the arm and sleeve, as shown best in, Fig. 5.

many .keep the rock-shaftjturned, so that these; pawls 'shall project longitudinally from the sleeve, and support them insuch-positiom-I provide the weight t"," attached to or made in one piece with one of the pawl-arms and adapted to strike against and rest upon arm I Onthe outer side of *t-heslide or sleeveiT'. x t'fidoivuthrough wntcn extends the lower endof theswinging tube R;

p'wt nit-he. same vertical plane with i the "center; bf'the The'pawls ttfgon the slide" then stand at equal distances .beyond-the sides. of the toothed wheel, so thati'f-t-he slide were raised vert cally neither pawl wouldengag'e; the teethon thewheel. If the slide be-inoved along the bar in one direction or tlieflother,

be raised, engage one of the teeth on'the wheel; Stops t t* on the bar or arm T serve tq limitthe movement of the slide, and stop'itdvhen position- 1:0 Acord, U; passes up oven-p'ulley-rIt;

engage the teeth on the wheel 0. attached to weight S,

.From there it .passessu p through the ring U onthe end of the cord U, and then downward and forward to the bell-,

Such clamp consists of the long arm V, ha'v:

end of the rope or cord U is attached, the" provided with ashould'ei, o',vnear itsfree end,

armand adapted to be swung soas to em-' brace a portion of thefreeend of the arm V and engage theshoulder thereon,- so as to "iste ests-ate. h op E- the, cord or rope between them near their hinged ends- The cord U passes inward through a hole in the casing, then downward, within a vertical box inside the casing, around a pulley, u, attached to a weightfu, and then upward to the topof the-casing, whereits endis fastened, as showngl l r The operation .of my indicator mechanism as far as described isas follows: The cord U being attached to the bell-rope forward of the eindicator as shown inrF-igr-l,'iftheengineer'or fireman should pull the rope forward when stopping or waiting for passengers, the cord U 80 willfirst be pulleddown andstraightened out, the-cord'U, by means of the ring U, through which cord U passes, being pulled out, as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 1. As the-pull on .the bell-ropeis continued,thecordU will then be pulled forward,'-swinging theitube R to the front, and so moving the slide T until the 'pawl arm 17, at its rear end,comes in line withv the teeth on the rear side of the wheel 0 above. Asthe cord Uis then pulled forward," it will bepulled out through the tube R, and theweight .S will be raised, carrying the arm' up with it, so that the pawl engages one of the teeth on wheel O,-and turns the latter to rotate 1 the 'band carrying rbllers to move the bands I 95 I. withlthenaines of thestations on, and also the; roller orjwheel L,-'a suflicient distance to bring opposite he openings EE' thenumber ing'iw i he t amesnnthe hands at this arrangement, as too i "as describedda 'gee ough to display .a .nuinbe'rof the names on the bandsf-I'flat a time, andas-at each stop the numbered. wheel is tu'ne'd to'display the ordinal of the "next;-s'tation', the passengers can at anytime n'ext'station isfbut can always see the names of several' -,stations ahead,- so that some time tbefo re the desired'station is. reached they can s'eeqits posit ion in the. order of stationsto be passed betore- 'reaching it; They can then telli'f aboutwhen to'prepare to get off, and can conseqnently-ibe' ready to: 'm'ove without delay when;'thestation: iswcached. The openings jEaremade not only large enough to displayjra 5 to-have considerablespace, assho'wn in Fig. v1, above the top, 'first, .or 'npper naine in the series whenthebandshave been rolled'up on the lower roller, asat the beginning of a trip ton eaway. a; Rhotlee'vingiofilthis spaee isneees sary, as the u pper'roll will increasein diameter the bands; are rolledthereomso as the rolling 11 p goes on theqblt wi llbe rolled up faster, 9

though therolls-rotate at the same speed.. The 1 5 name of thenext station would then not always ;be,; shown at'the same height in the displayopenijngsgbnt would gradually be raised as the 'Jh'QllS were moved-todisplay new names. The

space in the openings above the names, as shown in Fig. 1, is to allow for this and make certain that the name of the next stat-ion,fwith hold the 'arms together and clamp and hold several others, shall always be insigh -As the rollers H H necessarily revolvelat the t, s' not-on] y:ascerta1n-'from the indicator what the ,thenames or severalstations at once, but so as same rate of speed, because of the connecting-gearing described, bu,t change in size as the bands are rolled on to and off of the other, one roller will except at the time when an equal amount is wound on both rollers, wind up or give off more than the other. I and allow for this I provide the rollers under' To compensate taut and parallel to the sides ofthe casing.

to the bell-rope.

When the bell-ropej ha's .been pulled 'to the.

front, as described, to operate theindieator, and is then let go,"the weight S,with its pawl sleeve-carrying arm, falls and draws back the cord, and'the weight u also falls to draw in the cord U and the ring thereon, andsotake upthe slack in cord U, as shown in full lines in Fig; 1. As the weight S falls, the pawlarm 15 onthe rock-shaft striking the teeth on wheel 0 swings freely upward until'it passes below the wheel, when the weight turns the rock-shaft to bring the pawl-arms horizontal again'.. When the trip is tobe made in the opposite direction, the clampV on cord U is unfastened from the bell-rope, and being carriedto the other side of the indicator, which side is now to be the front, is attached again A pull upon the bell-ropefrom that side will then cause the tube R to swing to lihaUSld6,.S0 as to slide the pawl-slide on the'weight-armto bring the other pawlarm into position to engage the teeth on the other side of wheel-O. and turn it in a direction opposite to that in which it was turned before. The bands I I and the numbered wheel will then be turned to indicatethe stations in proper order for the return-trip.

lnsteadiof having the swinging tube R, I

' .will then cause the pawl-slide to move in precontemplate, also, if desired, doing away with it, and having the cord U itself'engage the loop t on the pa'wlslide or anti-friction ul-l leys thereon, as shown in Fig. 8. The cord, as it. is pulled from one direction or the other,

cisely the same way as the tube. I prefer,

however, using the swinging tube, 'as described.

To lock the .lower band-roller, and so the upper roller and the numbered wheel from accidental turning, I provide the latch mechanism. (Shown bestin Figs. 3 and 6.) On

the end of the lower roller, toward the inner end of the casing; andjust within the partition 'G, I make a concentric series of notches, W. Through the partition/I make a vertical openw. In the upper end of such opening is in the forked metal bearing-piece W, fastened to the partitionif In the fork-arms w w of, this 1 piece are guide openings for the opposite ends of the sliding latch-blockNV", so situated that one of its ends preferably reduced in size, is adapted to engage the notches W orgtheroller when the block is slid toward the oller end. Up through an opening in this latch block or of the, stations on the straps; but I numbers.

bolt'passes the upper end of spring W tending to keep the latch-block normally pressed toward the roller to engage the notches thereon.

The lower end of the spring can be fastened in a block on the casing bottom or in the partition at the lower end of the opening w.

Piyoted' on a screw or stud, w, on 2; block, w ,-'onthe partition beside opening w, is the small weighted lever W, having'a pin, w,

normally resting against the side of spring W,

toward the roller end. :The o'ther end" of the.

, swinging the end with the pin w downwardand away from the end "of-the band-roller,

and so forcing the spring W in the..same-.direction to remove the latch from engagement, with the notchin the roller j-ustgbefore the ,pawl on: the pawl-slide begins to engage and turn the wheel. Assoon, as 1ever""W* is re.- leased from the lug on the weight, the-spring. and latch fly back and the lever, because of its weighted end, returns to-fits normal position again.

, In the partition G, I.makea ;ilarge opening W ,in which can be placed,i-fdesired, a lamp to illuminate the indicator from within. The- .other partition has portions of its sides cut away, .as shown in Fig. 4, to allow light from In coupling my indicator to the bell-rope.

an amount of slack, preferably about sixfeet, .is' pulled to the rear end of the rear car. Thisis the usual amount of slack. The cord. from the indicator in each car is then connected, as

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The cord of each indicator is Y of such length and so connected with the bellrope that as the usual slack is-pulled forwardthe cord will be straightened out, and thenas the remainder of the slack, being the amount in excess of what is, usual, is'pulled;,forward* the cord will operate the indicator ihechanism in the manner set forth above.

Instead of numbers, of course other signs or marks could be usedto designate the names prefer the The amount of slackin-the bell-ropeand length of indicator-cord can of course'b'e varied, as desired, from the amount given above without departure from my invention.

The indicator-cord can be made any length, provided it is of'suflicient length from, the

indicator, .so that as. the conductor pulls an the slack out of the signal-rope in ringing of the indicator will slacken conductor cannot operate the rearward pull upon the bellthe bell the cord back, so that the indicator by his rope. g

Where, the trip isto-be a very long one, so

that more-stations will be passed than it willbe convenient to put numbers for on a num ber-wheelof moderate or convenient size, I

contemplate numbering the name of the station succeeding the one indicated by the highest number on the wheel No. 1,

- through the successive names. Thus the numbers on the wheel can be .15-

madeas the wheel rotates to indicate properly the stations on the band or strip, however long the list of names may be.

I have in the foregoing specification described the-indicator-cord as being attached to the bell-rope. Where the signal-rope, as on some roads, is not attached to .a bell, but to the whistle, so

thatthe-latter will be sounded whenthe conductor pulls the rope, the indicator-cord is to be attached to such ropevin the same-way, as it has been described as being connected with the bell-rope hereinbefore.

- My indicator mechanism, as described and shown, is obviously capable of use with any of the-signal-ropes by which the conductor. opcratesa signal .for the engineer by a rear- 7 with a belt or strip provided with the names of the stations in their order, and with numbers or. marks designating the different names, a .wheel .provided with the marks or numbers corresponding with those on' the belt, and

ineans,:substantially as described, for rotating the wheel to bring the numbers or marks thereon to a displayppening, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a station indicator, in combination with a band or strip having on it in regular order the names of the stations and numbers 'opposi'tethe"namesffithe casing provided with .described. i

4.- In astation-indicator, in combination a displaybpening large enough to showseveral of the names at once, mechanism for moving the strip or band or roller having on it the numbers of the stations, and means, substantially as described, adapted to rotate the wheel to bring its numbers consecutively opposite a suitable displayopening',.si1bstantiallyas and for the purpose with two rollers and a band or strip woundthereon having printed or otherwise marked ing for driving the wheel connected and so on purpose described.

marks consecutively,

entrantspast the opening, a wheel on it the names of the stations in their order and numbers designating the station, the easing provided with a display-opening large enough to allow several seen at once, suitable gearing connecting and driving the rollers at the same speed, a wheel or roller marked with numbers corresponding in arrangement with those on the belt, gearfor driving the band-rollers, and means substantially as described, adapted to drive the gearing to'rotate the band-rollers intermit tingly and to ,turn the numbered wheels' 1n eitherdirection desired, so as to bring ts numbers consecutively opposite a suitable display-opening-in the 5. In a station-indicator, in combination with the casing having a display-opening in' each side, the tworollers, the two bands carrying the names 'of the stations wound upon the upper roller in the same way-fromopposite sides, and*having their lower ends similarly wound upon the lower roller, butin a direction opposite to that in which the bands are wound on the upper roller, and means for turning therollers in the same direction, either way, as desired, substantiallyas and for the tor, in combination with the 6. In an indica casing "provided with a display-opening 1n each side, the upper band-roller and the lower my. mitentiomwhat bandmeller," the two indicator bands adapted to be moved past the opposite openings in. the casing having their upper-ends both wound upon the upper roller inthe same way and their lowerjends alsowound upon thelower roller in the sameway, and means for rotat" withthat of the names to be I casing, substantially as and for the purpose described.

ing the rollers so that the belts will be wound up on one roller and unwound from'the other, substantially as and 7. In combination ed, substantially asdescribed, to be operated in either direction,

as desired, to indicate the for the purpose described. with the indicator adapt" stations in their order from either end of the trip, the operating -co.rd attached, substantiallyas described, to the operating mechanism so that as it is in one direction, and if pulled inthe other will cause the mechanism to turn in the oppo site direction, the bell or signal rope, and means, substantially as described, wherebythe rope toward either-end of the car from the ine pulled toward one end of the car it will cause the mechanism to be turned dicator, as'desired, all substantially asand for i the purpose described.

, 8. In a station -1iudicator, combination with the disk and means ,'for rotating it, the

concentric series of pins projectingfrompneg described. I i

9. In a station-indicator, with the toothed side of the disk, and a band of transparent or semi-transparent material stretched over the i;;,'- pins and provided with numbers or indicating- I53 .marks, substantially as and for the purpose;- in combinationffjl wheel connected with the 25 I a weight so as toraise the same, and connected indicator mechanism, a block below the same,

the two pawls pivotallyattached to the .block and so situated thereon that one or the other can be brought under the teeth on opposite sides of the wheel by longitudinal movement of the'block, and means, substantially as described, for moving the block longitudinally I .and also vertically, substantially as and for for driving the mechanism of the indicator,

the purpose described. n i

10.. In combination with the toothed wheel the arm '1, the slide thereon carrying two pawls adapted to'be brought below the teeth on opposite sides-of the wheel by the movement of the slide along'the arm, and means. for moving the slide in one direction or the other, as desired, and for raising and lowering the arm carrying the slide, substantially as and for the, purpose described.

11; In astation-indicator, In combination with the toothed wheehconnected with the indicating mechanism, the vertically-moving weight, the horizontal arm-attached to the weight, the slide on the arm, the pawls carried by the slide, the cord attached to the with the slide so as to move it in one direction or' the other as the cord is pulled from I one side or the other of the indicator, and

means for connecting the cord, as desired, with the hell or signal rope on either side of the indicator, substantially as and for the purpose described. V y In combination with the indicating mechanism, the toothed wheel, the vertically moving weight, the arm attached thereto,'the slide on the arm below the toothed wheel, the

. slide on the arm, the rock-shaft pivoted-in the.

slide, and having its ends bent substantially at right angles, the weight tending to turn the rock-shaft so that the arms will project be.-

,yond. the side of/the slide, the swinging tube,

and'the cord U, passing up through the same over suitable pulleys, and down to the armcarryingweight to which its "end is fastened; substantially as and for the purpose described 14:. In combination with weight S, the arm T, provided withstopst t, the slide on the arm, the roch-shaft pivoted in the slide and provided with arms t t,'a Weight on one of,

the arms to turn the shaft, so that the arms project beyond the side of the slide, anda loop, t on the slide, all substantially as and for the purpose described.

15. In a station-indicator, in combination with the toothed wheel 0 the indicatorbandroller having notches in its end, the latch orf bolt, the spring tending topress'the bolt inward to engage the'notches inthe roller, and

and bolt outward away from the roller end, the weig ht, the arm carried by the weight, andpro'vided with means for turning the toothed wheel as the weight is raised, anda theswingi'ng-lever adapted to force the spring.

lug on, the weight adapted to engage-and opcrate the latch-lever before the toothed wheel is turned, substantially as and for the purpose described.

16. In combination with the upper and lower band-rollers, and the two indicatorbelts wound thereon, substantially as described, gear-wheels on the shafts of the rollers, and a gear-wheel between and meshing with'such wheels, the wheel or rollerlprovided with two series of numbers starting from opposite sides'of the-wheel and running in the same direction, gear-teeth on such'wheel, a

shaft having pinions meshing with such teeth and the gear on the lower roller-shaft, and the.

toothed wheel and the gear-wheel on the same shaft therewith meshing with a pinion on the roller-driving shaft, substantially as and for the purpose described. p

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of April, A. D. 1885. 1

DAVID wILson.

"Witnesses: HENRYJG. HAZARD, PHILIP G. RUssnLL. 

